Language Test 11B Unit 11

1 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given.

When businessman David Hollins was murdered, the police found it really difficult to investigate the case. Hollins was found dead in his office late at night. There were no signs that anyone had ¹ b _______ into the office. No-one had ² s_______ any money or anything else. The security ³ g_______ working there hadn't seen anything. The police couldn't find a ⁴ m_______ for the murder and there were no ⁵ s_______. Then, two months later, they ⁶ a_______ someone for a different crime. When they questioned him, he had an interesting story to tell…

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2 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the words in capital letters.

I'm not a shoplifter (SHOPLIFT). I put the biscuits in my bag by mistake!

1 You are guilty of ________ (VANDAL) and will go to prison for two years.

2 There was a ________ (BURGLE) in our neighbourhood last night.

3 I didn't kill him! I'm not a ________ (MURDER)!

4 They shouldn't arrest him for computer ________ (HACK). They should give him a job as an IT expert!

5 Police are investigating a series of ________ (THIEF) from hotel rooms.

6 The police caught three bank ________ (ROB) while they were escaping.

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3 Choose the correct answers.

Next time you steal something, you will go / sentence / send to prison.

1 Was the man suspected / deceived / guilty or innocent?

2 Police committed / arrested / sentenced a man for stealing my car.

3 We've all probably cheated / broken / committed the law at some point in our lives.

4 The bank manager was accused / arrested / sentenced to ten years in prison for stealing a million pounds from his bank.

5 She was a victim of a con game / act / trick and lost a lot of money.

6 The police say that the number of people breaking / committing / accusing crimes has fallen.

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4 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: Past Perfect or Past Simple.

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In New Zealand, the police were looking for a burglar. There had been (be) a number of robberies but they couldn't find the criminal. Then, one night, the burglar ¹___________(break) into a local pub. The next day, the police ²___________ (watch) the film from the security cameras. There was the burglar with a mask on his face… and there he was without the mask! The police ³___________ (not/know) why he ⁴___________ (take) the mask off, but they could see his face now. The burglar ⁵___________ (steal) a lot of money, so they really wanted to catch him. The police put his photo on their Facebook page. The next morning, the phone rang. It was a man who knew the burglar. He ⁶___________ (see) the photo the night before and told the police who the burglar was.

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5 Choose the correct answers.

`I stole the money,' said John.
John said that he ___ the money.

a had stolen  b has stolen  c stole

1 `I'm sure the money will be in the bedroom,' said the thief to his friend.
The thief told his friend that he was sure the money ___ in the bedroom.
a will be  b was  c would be

2 `You're not wearing gloves,' said the thief to his friend.
The thief told his friend that he ___ gloves.

a hadn't been wearing  b wasn't wearing c isn't wearing

3 `I've never been to prison,' said Ellen.
Ellen said that she ___ to prison.
a has never been  b was never c had never been

4 `He didn't come in through the window,' said the policeman.
The policeman said that the burglar ___ in through the window.
a hadn't come  b didn't come  c hasn't come

5 `This table is mine,' said an angry man when we sat down in the restaurant.
When we sat down in the restaurant, an angry man told us that the table was ___.

a ours  b his  c mine

6 `I don't want to eat pasta,' said my girlfriend.
My girlfriend told me that she ___ to eat pasta.
a didn't want  b hadn't wanted  c doesn't want

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